Labour

Sponsored Content: Essential Education About the BC Building Code

Being equipped with the right knowledge is just as important as having the right...

Labour , OH&S , Others June 14, 2021

More groups join in support of women in STEM program at Carleton

OTTAWA — Major companies and government partners are lending their support to Ca...

Labour June 14, 2021

Steelworkers ratify new four-year contract at ArcelorMittal and end strike

LONGUEUIL, QUE. — ArcelorMittal Mines and Infrastructure Canada says a strike...

Labour June 9, 2021

First Notice: Ontario’s Step One; Howe Bridge announcement update; Healthy Communities funding

  Construction to resume as part of Step One Construction stakeholders...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects June 8, 2021

Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate 8.2%, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy lost 68,000 jobs in May as lockdowns...

Economic , Government , Labour June 4, 2021

First Notice: funding helps educate students on skilled trades; CCA, BDO host ‘everyday innovation’ webinar; aluminum sector gets funding boost

  Ontario invests in plan to help students learn about the trades The pr...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects June 4, 2021

Canadian construction managers with real-time insights save time and money: Procore study

TORONTO—Procore Technologies, Inc. has published the results of a new survey tha...

Labour , Others June 4, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: May 31 to June 4

This week’s top DCN headlines feature our latest Drone Zone that soars above Gal...

Associations , Labour , OH&S , Projects June 4, 2021

First Notice: Skilled trades act passes; Toronto Hydro award; MOL training announcement

  Bill 288 passes giving Ontarians a skilled trades boost Monte McNaughto...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S June 3, 2021

First Notice: First meeting of Infrastructure Policy Council; COVID-19 infrastructure announcement in Nova Scotia; Engineers Canada conference kicks off

  New Infrastructure Policy Council meets for the first time Yesterday (...

Associations , Infrastructure , Labour June 2, 2021

Campbell, Dawns among Bromley Lloyd Armstrong Award winners

Leaders who work to advance equity, inclusion and human rights were recognized f...

Labour June 2, 2021

Injured workers join forces demanding change to WSIB system, labour laws

TORONTO — Today marks the 38th annual Injured Workers Day and while the rally at...

Labour , OH&S June 1, 2021

Iron Workers Rigger and Signal Person Certification receive accreditation

WASHINGTON—The Iron Workers (IW) Rigger and Signal Person Certification was accr...

Labour , US News May 31, 2021

OCEU/CUPE: Unresolved equity and inclusion issues with IHSA could trigger job action

TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU)/Canadian Union of Publ...

Labour May 28, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: May 24 to 28

This week’s top DCN headlines cover a Canadian Apprenticeship Forum report that...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource , US News May 28, 2021

Feds make investment in College of Carpenters and Allied Trades

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.—The College of Carpenters and Allied Trades (CCAT) in Woodbridg...

Government , Labour May 27, 2021

U.S. Judge: Saipan casino builder must pay seven ex workers $5.4M

HONOLULU - A judge on the U.S. Pacific island of Saipan recently ordered a Hong...

Labour , OH&S , Projects , US News May 27, 2021

Mentors tout benefits of placement programs at First Nations conference

The best way to find out if a trade is for you is to try it. That was the advic...

Labour May 27, 2021

All-women construction company a winning idea

When Sudbury, Ont. college student Kate Keaney conducted a social media survey t...

Labour May 27, 2021

COVID-19 hits Canadian apprenticeship pool hard: CAF report

A perfect storm may be brewing in Canada’s construction industry as apprenticesh...

Labour May 26, 2021

Skills Ontario and allies support province’s Bill 288

TORONTO — Skills Ontario and other skilled trades advocates recently showed supp...

Government , Labour May 25, 2021

Grant to support training of 500 Spark Power electricians

The Ontario government has announced $5.3 million in grant funding to upskill 50...

Labour May 25, 2021

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: RESCON hopeful Skilled Trades Ontario opens opportunities to tackle labour shortage

As Premier Doug Ford noted in remarks at a recent Building Diversity Awards even...

Associations , Labour May 21, 2021

First Notice: Sault project; Kipling hub; job growth

  New Indigenous Centre for Algoma University The federal and provincial...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects May 20, 2021

New College program developed to train leaders for in-demand construction management careers

The new Construction Management — Honours Bachelor program at Durham College was...

Labour May 20, 2021

Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program

WASHINGTON—Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday reinstated an Ba...

Labour , US News May 20, 2021

First Notice: MOL inspection announcement; Oshawa micro housing; new energy advisers

  Ontario inspection announcement Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training...

Government , Labour , Projects May 18, 2021

UPDATE: Crews rescue workers in trench following industrial incident in North York

TORONTO - Two workers who were stuck in a trench in an industrial incident in No...

Labour , OH&S May 18, 2021

Ontario construction training program targets disadvantaged youth

TORONTO – The Ontario government has announced it is spending $2 million in a pr...

Government , Labour May 18, 2021

Enhanced Construction Program gives high school students unique hands on training

A Carpenters’ Union local in southwestern Ontario has a novel way to train and t...

Labour May 18, 2021

UPDATE: Inaugural Building Diversity Awards honour industry champions

TORONTO – The inaugural Building Diversity Awards (BDA) were presented virtually...

Associations , Labour May 14, 2021

Skilled trades mobility tax deduction critical to addressing labour supply shortages: CBTU

Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is calling on the federal government to b...

Government , Labour May 14, 2021

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